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Morse Mid

Public Grades 6-8

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Morse Mid is a middle school serving 383 students in grades 6–8 at 6700 N 80th St in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of the Milwaukee School District.

In 2025–2026, Morse Mid ranked 609th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 5th percentile, with 0 stars — and this is not a one-year dip. The school has landed between the 5th and 9th percentile with 0 stars in every year from 2015–2016 through 2025–2026. Test proficiency is below both the district and state averages in every listed subject and grade. Math is the weakest area: 5.71% of 6th graders and 6.80% of 8th graders were proficient, against state rates above 53%. Even the strongest results — 8th grade ELA and social studies at 23.30% — trail district and state levels. For contrast, nearby schools such as Whitefish Bay Middle, Bayside Middle, and Steffen Middle generally post proficiency rates in the 70s to 90s. Morse Mid does outperform its same-district peer Andrew S Douglas Middle, which ranks 641st of 643.

Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge: 54.9% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, above the district rate of 46.2% and more than triple the state rate of 17.3%. Only Andrew S Douglas Middle was higher, at 85.2%, while schools like Whitefish Bay Middle (3.2%) and Steffen Middle (3.3%) were in the single digits. Morse Mid spends $18,870 per student — more than North Middle, Longfellow Middle, Whitman Middle, and Whitefish Bay Middle — while its student-teacher ratio of 21.1 is the highest among nearby schools, which range from 9.8 at Maple Dale School to 15.7 at Longfellow. The dropout rate, 1.1%, equals the state rate and is below the district's 4.0%. On subgroup effectiveness measures, English Language Learner students rank at the 53rd percentile and African American students at the 17th percentile — both above the school's overall 5th percentile — while low-income students (2nd percentile) and special education students (3rd percentile) rank lowest.

383

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,870

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6700 N 80th St
Milwaukee, WI 53223

(414) 393-3500

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Morse Mid usually attend:

High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	King International
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
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	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Feeder schools for Morse Mid:

Elementary:	Carson Academy
	Congress Elementary
	Eighty-First Street Elementary
	Emerson Elementary
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	Fifty-Third Street Elementary
	Grantosa Drive Elementary
	Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.3%

Asian:

12.3%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (14% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg26%

Wisconsin avg56%

609^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Middle Schools in the Milwaukee School District

418^th of 432Milwaukee School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	609 of 643	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	590 of 628	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	609 of 641	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	603 of 640	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	585 of 617	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	559 of 613	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	556 of 594	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	540 of 579	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	573 of 612	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	571 of 609	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	542 of 612	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	535 of 585	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	511 of 569	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.6	446 of 559	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	450 of 549	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.1	388 of 539	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.5	343 of 521	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.1	388 of 519	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.1	214 of 366	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.9	206 of 382	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.6	152 of 332	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.8	147 of 324	54.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	90 of 117	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	92 of 118	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	91 of 130	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	87 of 125	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	90 of 134	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	68 of 127	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	80 of 88	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	92 of 95	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.1	89 of 91	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	80 of 169	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	42 of 178	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	35.5	117 of 173	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	107 of 170	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	542 of 572	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	543 of 573	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	542 of 580	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	539 of 579	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	539 of 576	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	528 of 574	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	520 of 557	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	520 of 551	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	216 of 236	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	224 of 237	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	226 of 239	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	226 of 229	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	153 of 225	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.1	206 of 209	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	504 of 513	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	497 of 509	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	512 of 520	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	510 of 525	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	510 of 522	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	486 of 499	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	474 of 487	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	473 of 489	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	553 of 575	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	538 of 577	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	565 of 585	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	568 of 591	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	557 of 577	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	529 of 572	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	516 of 557	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	507 of 551	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	125 of 135	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	126 of 126	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	427 of 439	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	377 of 414	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	399 of 425	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	336 of 439	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	377 of 421	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	411 of 437	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	395 of 414	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	391 of 417	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile+47 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies23%-41 vs state

English Language Arts16%-39 vs state

Science13%-39 vs state

Mathematics9%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morse Mid	Public	6-8	6700 N 80th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3500	383	18	21.1	79.6%	11 (2.9%)	273 (71.3%)	24 (6.3%)	47 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.7%)	3.5	609^th of 643 public middle schools	5.3%		4.5	590^th of 628 public middle schools	6.1%	19			10.4	15.1	23.3			5.7	13.6	6.8		23.3		12.6	$18,870	$3,200	$15,670
Glen Hills Middle	Public	4-8	2600 W Mill Rd	Glendale	53209	Milwaukee County	Glendale-River Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 351-7160	483	44	11.1	38.9%	184 (38.1%)	167 (34.6%)	62 (12.8%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.8%)	50.5	354^th of 643 public middle schools	44.9%		56.7	291^st of 628 public middle schools	53.7%	63	43.8	53.6	47.6	66.3	44.0	42.5	45.2	54.8	70.4	42.9	48.8	51.7	46.3	48.4	$18,700	$568	$18,132
Maple Dale School	Public	4-8	8377 N Port Washington Rd	Fox Point	53217	Milwaukee County	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7380	224	23	9.8	1.3%	152 (67.9%)	19 (8.5%)	24 (10.7%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	88.2	35^th of 643 public middle schools	94.6%		90.5	22^nd of 628 public middle schools	96.5%	13	88.6	79.3	75.0	79.1	82.5	86.4	79.3	75.0	79.1	80.0	90.9	80.0	81.8	75.0	$21,519	$619	$20,899
Whitman Middle	Public	6-8	11100 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2600	570	48	11.9	33.2%	257 (45.1%)	158 (27.7%)	68 (11.9%)	35 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.8%)	52.4	337^th of 643 public middle schools	47.6%		49.5	353^rd of 628 public middle schools	43.8%	16			52.8	54.1	54.9			47.8	50.3	46.8		73.4		52.3	$16,123	$411	$15,712
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	7600 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2400	782	50	15.7	18.3%	546 (69.8%)	93 (11.9%)	55 (7.0%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.8%)	83.6	68^th of 643 public middle schools	89.4%		86.5	45^th of 628 public middle schools	92.8%	23			78.0	79.1	73.6			71.3	75.6	64.3		79.1		68.6	$12,600	$358	$12,242
Steffen Middle	Public	6-8	6633 W Steffen Dr	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4706	418	31	13.3	14.8%	314 (75.1%)	27 (6.5%)	32 (7.7%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	89.7	27^th of 643 public middle schools	95.8%		84.4	60^th of 628 public middle schools	90.4%	33			85.4	70.5	81.6			77.4	74.4	80.3		88.2		80.9	$15,129	$218	$14,912
Andrew S Douglas Middle	Public	6-8	3620 N 18th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8200	106	8	13.2	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	99 (93.4%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	1.2	641^st of 643 public middle schools	0.3%		1.4	623^rd of 628 public middle schools	0.8%	18			2.8	7.7	8.7			0.0	5.1	0.0		0.0		0.0	$28,122	$3,428	$24,694
Whitefish Bay Middle	Public	6-8	1144 E Henry Clay St	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-6800	612	45	13.6		463 (75.7%)	29 (4.7%)	34 (5.6%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	94.6	5^th of 643 public middle schools	99.2%		93.5	8^th of 628 public middle schools	98.7%	3			90.8	87.6	81.9			90.2	85.6	87.4		91.0		81.9	$13,509	$579	$12,930
North Middle	Public	6-8	N88W16801 Main St	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 255-8450	804	58	13.9	18.9%	542 (67.4%)	70 (8.7%)	56 (7.0%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.2%)	74.4	142^nd of 643 public middle schools	77.9%		73.5	136^th of 628 public middle schools	78.3%	6			68.4	62.4	55.3			72.7	68.8	63.1		80.7		66.0	$14,235	$350	$13,885
Bayside Middle	Public	5-8	601 E Ellsworth Ln	Milwaukee	53217	Milwaukee County	Fox Point J2 School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 247-4201	340	32	10.5	8.8%	248 (72.9%)	19 (5.6%)	23 (6.8%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.5%)	95.8	4^th of 643 public middle schools	99.4%		94.4	6^th of 628 public middle schools	99.0%	2		93.1	90.0	91.1	90.5		94.3	90.0	87.5	86.9		95.3		84.5	$23,034	$446	$22,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Morse Mid

Is Morse Mid a good school?

Morse Mid ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Wisconsin middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Morse Mid?

Students at Morse Mid are 71% African American, 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is Morse Mid in?

Milwaukee School District

What high school do graduates of Morse Mid attend?

Students who attend Morse Mid usually go on to attend Audubon Technology and Communication High

How many students attend Morse Mid?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Morse Mid.

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